Post by Wynette: Note the bump called El Brusco. It looked pretty steep but was only 83 meters up. How hard could that be? Well it was amazing. A high hill we went over between the sandy beaches. It was much harder and scarier than we expected. Going up it was actually fun. Going down, well, we were glad when it was over. It took us about an hour to walk what was probably much less than a half mile of trail.
Previous post shows a photo of Charlie going down one of the easier sections of the downhill side. Below is Wynette going up.
I’m always telling people, “down is much harder than up.” Up is good for your heart… down is just hard on your knees. And falls, if you should slip, are worse.
This was particularly scary. I did a few of the steeper drops sitting down and sliding over the rocks on my seat. Got my pants quite muddy/sandy. Wynette
You guys must be in fabulous shape by now! Any one of these climbs would have me reconsidering the whole project.
Yes, there have been two or three frightening downhills that I didn’t like at all. Thank goodness they never have lasted more than about 30 minutes. Wynette